18th Anniversary of Plainfield
Thursday, August 28th, 2008Today marks the 18th anniversary since, what is the most powerful tornado in the month of August, if not the strongest tornado ever in Chicago. It is a reminder that tornadoes don’t just occur in the spring. The height of a Chicago tornado season is generally from around April 25th until June 5th. A second season, which is only around 30 % of the spring season, runs from around August 15th to September 25th. As Plainfield taught us, just because it’s only 1/3 as likely, doesn’t mean it can’t happen. As you can see, we are in the second season. Stay alert as strong thunderstorms can and do produce tornadoes without warning.
